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About Saroa Village

Saroa is a large village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,712, made up of 1,917 males and 1,795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saroa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saroa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144524
Area (hectares) 529 hectares
Population 3,712
Male Population 1,917
Female Population 1,795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saroa compares

By the 2011 count Saroa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Saroa

Saroa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saroa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saroa from other places

Saroa lies about 17 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 9.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Saroa
Nearest railway station Alachor 9.9 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 15 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 17 km

Villages closest to Saroa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balachaur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Saroa

As per the Census of India 2011, Saroa village had a population of 3,712. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Saroa village has 1,917 males and 1,795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saroa has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Saroa is 144524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saroa covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saroa falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Saroa is Alachor, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saroa.

Saroa is about 17 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saroa is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Alachor is about 9.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 12 km away. Balachaur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dial (1.6 km), Gulpur (1.8 km) and Kulpur (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Saroa today is likely to be higher.

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